EP0455515A3 - Apparatus for generation of nuclear resonant reactions - Google Patents

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EP0455515A3
EP0455515A3 EP19910304058 EP91304058A EP0455515A3 EP 0455515 A3 EP0455515 A3 EP 0455515A3 EP 19910304058 EP19910304058 EP 19910304058 EP 91304058 A EP91304058 A EP 91304058A EP 0455515 A3 EP0455515 A3 EP 0455515A3
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
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Generating nuclear resonance-produced gamma rays of ¹⁴N, ¹⁶O (and Cl) for scanning objects such as luggage that may contain explosives of nitrogen-oxygen (-chlorine) constituents, and detecting such by Resonance Absorption Analysis (RAA) techniques, and with increased yield of gamma ray generation with novel resonance targets, thin layer and gaseous, particularly of the resonance gamma rays of ¹⁴N.
EP19910304058 1990-05-04 1991-05-03 Apparatus for generation of nuclear resonant reactions Withdrawn EP0455515A3 (en)

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US07/518,785 US5251240A (en) 1990-05-04 1990-05-04 Method and apparatus for employing resonance-produced gamma rays to detect the presence of both nitrogen and oxygen in objects that may contain explosives

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